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HOLMES INSTITUTE

 FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

     Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

   Trimester

T1 2020

  Unit Code

HC1031

  Unit Title

Managing  People and Organisations

  Assessment Type

Individual Assignment

 Students are required to apply the theories  and knowledge derived from the unit

 materials,  demonstrate  critical  analysis  and  provide  a  considered  and

 comprehensive  evaluation. Students must use correct in-text citation conventions.

 This is strictly needs to be your own  original work. Plagiarism will be penalised

Assessment  Title

Tutorial Question Assignment 1

  Purpose of

Students are required to answer 5 questions  come from the recorded tutorial

the  assessment

questions every week from week 2 to week 6

and linkage  to

The following Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable to this assessment:

ULO.

-   To explain the theoretical foundations  of management

  and organizational studies  and apply the knowledge in

 the context of sounds  business ethics

 -   To apply critical and analytical  thinking, including a

 capacity to question  existing practices and assumptions,

 to the study of management  and organizations

 -   To  evaluate management  and  organizational issues

 relevant to organizations  operating in a global and

 diverse workplace and  appraise the politics and ethics of

 managerial and employee  behaviour in organizations

 -   To demonstrate and apply research  skills, showing

 initiative in consulting  the academic literature and

 integrating fresh ideas  into the discourse in preparation

 for lifelong learning

 -   To demonstrate the capacity to express  ideas, concepts

 and arguments in a logical  and coherent written form

 and in conformity with  relevant standards of academic

 writing.

 -   To  understand  how  IT  changed  the  world  of

 management

 -   To know how to use IT tools at  different level of

 management and apply  technical skills as the tools of an

 effective manager.

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 Weight

25%

  Total Marks

50 Marks

  Word limit

The word limited is provided in each question

  Due Date

Week 7 -  Friday 11:59 PM (Midnight)

 [Late submission penalties accrue at the  rate of -5% per day]

   Submission

•

All work must be submitted  on Blackboard by the due date along with a

Guidelines

 completed Assignment Cover  Page.

 •  The assignment must be in  Microsoft Word format, 1.5 spacing, 12-pt Arial font

  and 2 cm margins on all  four sides of your page with appropriate section

  headings and page numbers.

 •

Reference sources must be  cited in the text of the report, and listed

  appropriately  at the end in a reference list, all using Harvard Referencing style.

  Please use Harvard  Referencing.

  Assignment Specifications

Purpose:

   This individual assignment is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of concepts and applications related to the managing of people and organisations.

 Details

  Answer all FIVE (5) of the following questions. The questions come from the recorded tutorial questions from week 2 to week 6.

 Question 1 Week 2: Tutorial 1 (10 marks)

 The world of management is rapidly changing. Please identify and describe three (3) major and current challenges for a manager in the workplace.

 Answer this question in 300 words. You must support your discussion by referring to three

 (3)   additional academic sources from ProQuest. Harvard Referencing is required, and you need to ensure that you reference them correctly.

 Question 2 Week 3: Tutorial 2 (10 marks)

 List the three (3) key principles of scientific management by Frederick Taylor. In addition, identify and define the three (3) contributions and three (3) criticisms of scientific management.

 Answer this question in 300 words. You must support your discussion by referring to additional academic sources from ProQuest. Harvard Referencing is required, and you need to ensure that you reference them correctly.

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 Question 3 Week 4: Tutorial 3 (10 marks)

  What does it mean to say the world is becoming ‘borderless’ or that large organisations are ‘stateless’? Illustrate with an example. Answer this question in 300 words. You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources from ProQuest. Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly.

  Question 4 Week 5: Tutorial 4 (10 marks)

 Define the concepts of risk and ambiguity and explain the differences between both in 100 words. In 300 words, discuss how decision making may differ for each situation, i.e. in a situation of risk and a situation of ambiguity. You must support your discussion by referring to three (3) additional academic sources from ProQuest. Harvard Referencing is required, and you need to ensure that you reference them correctly.

  Question 5 Week 6: Tutorial 5 (10 marks)

 Describe the four essential steps involved in the management approach Management by Objectives (MBO).

 In 300 words, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this management approach. You must support your discussion by referring to three (3) additional academic sources from ProQuest. Harvard Referencing is required; please ensure that you reference them correctly.

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